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large quantity of energy is released during an earthquake with a combination of radiated elastic strain seismic waves frictional heating of the fault
earthquake creates seismic waves that travel through and around the surface of the earth. seismic waves are the waves of energy caused by sudden
earthquakes can be classified into different categories on the basis of region where it occurs and the geological make-up of that region as
among the different natural hazards earthquakes happen to be the most feared and dangerous because of their sudden impact and the devastation they
plate tectonic is a theory of geology which describes the large scale motion of earths lithosphere. the theory builds on the older theory of
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things to do- we ought to aide by earthquake resisting building codes during construction and retrofitting of existing buildings.we should have a
disaster management is aimed at minimizing or avoiding the potential losses from extreme events and assuring rapid and proper help to the affected
a fire hazards is any situation when there is a greater risk of harm to the people or the property due to fire.causes1.
chemical disasters arise from harmful and potentially hazardous chemicals which if released of misused can pose a threat to the environmental. its
among all the environmental disasters that might be caused by humans nuclear disasters have the greatest potential of causing severe damage to life
earthquakes an earthquake with its terrible aftereffects is one of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of
the environmental disasters are classified into two major categories1. natural disasters like earthquakes tsunami landslides
primary effects1. nuclear contamination2. biological contamination3. chemical
1. the combination of rapid industrial growth lack of regulations inadequate supervision of safety measures by the authorities
1. hazard is an extreme event whereas disaster is its consequence.2. a hazard can occur without human
the word disaster is believed to be originating from the french word disastre which is a combination of two words des meaning bad and astre meaning
hazards is an event whether natural or man-made that has potential for causing injury loss of life and damage to the property or the environment. it
it requires the existence of a reliable market for the recovered materials. although the recovery of certain materials such as aluminium cans large
commonly adapted different disposal methods by the municipal corporations area open dumpingb land fillingc sanitary land
there are three methods of collections1. kerbside collectionin this collection system the refuse is brought in containers and
the improper handling and transfer of the solid wastes results in various health and environmental hazards such as1. spoilage of